Meghan Trainoris once again getting real about body image.
In this week’s PEOPLE cover story, the pop star opens up about her relationship with her body sincebecoming a mother.
“I’m covered in scars and stretch marks in new places I didn’t know stretch marks could be. There’s things that aren’t going to go away ever, and I have to learn to love that,” says Trainor, 27.
The Grammy winner and herhusband,Spy Kidsactor Daryl Sabara, 29, welcomed their first child together, son Riley, in February.
“I started to feel unsexy immediately. Even with my husband, the love of my life, who worships the ground I step on, who loves my body — I was like, ‘I’m not feeling it, man,'” Trainor says. “It took me a couple of weeks and therapy sessions to be like, how do I get back in the mindset of: ‘My husband loves me, and I’m hot, and everything’s okay?'”
Meghan Trainor.Nolwen Cifuentes
Trainor says she and Sabara are determined to keep the romance in their relationship.
Listen to more of PEOPLE’s cover story interview with Meghan Trainor below onour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
“The spark didn’t leave, but the spark has struggled,” she says, adding that it helped to make intimacy “a surprise — it’s not scheduled — and that really brought back our spark.”
The singer-songwriter has been open about struggles with body image since she released her breakthrough hit “All About That Bass” in 2014.
Today, Trainor is in the best place of her life and says becoming a mom has inspired her to be healthier for Riley.
Trainor is now back to work and busier than ever. She’ll also release a deluxe version of her holiday album,A Very Trainor Christmas, on Oct. 29. Trainor and her brother Ryan just launched a new podcast,Workin’ on It.And she’s working on music — with some new inspiration.
Meghan Trainor & Marcus Samuelsson.Patrick Wymore/Peacock
“I’m the only person in history, I believe, that has lost weight while working onTop Chef,” Trainor says. “They were like, ‘Usually you’ll gain two sizes!'”
These days, Trainor is grateful for her flexible new work schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Says the singer: “I love touring the world, but for right now, especially with everything going on, this is a dream come true.”
For more on Meghan Trainor, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday.
source: people.com
